Changing behaviour is not something that comes easy for most people. Generally, being human means you lack the willingness to change even when you have the knowledge and the capability to do so. In fact, many lack the willingness to change even when they know doing so serves their own best interest in the most critical personal, familial, and professional relationships.
You see, your brain has evolved to focus on the negative – to keep you alive and safe from man-eating tigers. What’s more, when your brain senses change – of any kind, no matter how small – it automatically goes into the ‘fight, flight, freeze’ response, whether you know it or not … unless of course, you have consciously trained it not to.
In a moment of self-reflection, ask yourself the following question, “Are my current thought habits and behaviours getting me to where I want to go?” If the answer is “No” you need to consider making some changes, even it is just a matter of setting aside a few minutes each day for self-reflection on where you want to be and how you are going to get there. Remember though, that the first step in making any change is to first overcome your natural propensity against change itself – and the easiest way to do this is to learn the skill of Positive Presence.
Honing your innate skill of Positive Presence provides the necessary knowledge, tools and techniques to create the positive and energized mindset that is needed to embrace change and to become a change agent.
Catherine is the President and CEO of CORPORATE HARMONY, providing virtual solutions for leadership development and organizational culture change. Her leadership and coaching experience as a Project Manager in an ever-changing, fast moving technological organization with unrelenting demands drove her to the realization that a positive mindset and strength-building behaviors are essential for today’s complex and chaotic organizational systems. CORPORATE HARMONY’s virtual platform of programs, coaching and performance measurement, is an innovative online technology of tested proprietary content. The world-class content of CORPORATE HARMONY’s Positive Presence Program develops the skill of ‘Positive Presence’ and the necessary ‘Positive Presence Behaviour Competencies’ for maintaining a positive and energized mindset and increased performance in today’s complex work environment, and leading to a culture of collaboration and connection. Catherine’s vision for Corporate Harmony is to bring the skill of “Positive Presence” to the corporate world as it becomes more complex, ambiguous and chaotic. Catherine is uniquely positioned to impact organizations’ productivity and long term success, with her powerful vision of eliminating bad stress from every workplace around the globe, bringing purpose into the people equation to promote healthy, productive and meaningful work cultures and turn the tide on the neglect of mental health on a global scale. Catherine is author of the book: “CORPORATE HARMONY – The Performance Link for Today’s Modern Organization” Catherine can be reached at: Catherine.Osborne@corporateharmony.ca or go to ‘contact us’ on our website www.corporateharmony.ca. Catherine is available for consultation, and can be reached by 519-695-3407.